BREC staff members and volunteers from the Baton Rouge Gallery are visiting shelters at the River Center, Celtic Studios and the F.G. Clark Center to give children healthy activity while there.

"We know that having quality and fun places to relieve stress and take your mind off of the devastating floods is also important and that is why we are working to repair the damage to our system and get facilities open to give this community a sense of normalcy wherever we can," BREC Superintendent, Carolyn McKnight, said.

A limited number of BREC facilities are open Wednesday including the Baton Rouge Zoo, Magnolia Mound Plantation, BREC tennis centers and Historic City Park, Beaver Creek and Webb Golf Courses. The zoo is offering a reduced admission price of $1.50 per person.

The following community parks can be visited safely by the public: Zachary, Anna T. Jordan, City-Brooks, Perkins Webb and Highland Road Community Park.